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Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy.
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2017-10-26)BACKGROUND: In X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, mutations in ABCD1 lead to loss of function of the ALD protein. Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy is characterized by demyelination and neurodegeneration. Disease progression, ... -
Hepatitis B virus vaccine and chronic kidney disease. The advances
(Sociedad española de nefrología, 2021-03)Abstract Background: Hepatitis B is an important agent of liver disease in patients with chronic kidney disease and chronic HBV infection promotes the development of CKD in the adult general population. Patients with CKD ... -
Hepatitis C virus infection in Argentina: Burden of chronic disease.
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2016-05-28)AIM: To estimate the progression of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic and measure the burden of HCV-related morbidity and mortality. METHODS: Age- and gender-defined cohorts were used to follow the viremic population ... -
Hepatitis C Virus Infection: What Are We Currently Doing in Latin America About WHO's Proposals for 2030?
(American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2021-09)Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious health problem worldwide. It has been estimated that it affects 1% of the global population, and most of these indi-viduals are unaware until the development ... -
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Latin America: Diagnosis and treatment challenges
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2018-10-07)Abstract Latin America, a region with a population greater than 600000000 individuals, is well known due to its wide geographic, socio-cultural and economic heterogeneity. Access to health care remains as the main barrier ... -
Hepatokines and adipokines in NASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma
(Elsevier, 2021-02)Abstract The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in industrialised societies; this is likely secondary to the increasing burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), its progressive form ... -
Hepatotoxicity Induced by Coxibs: How Concerned Should We Be?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-08-26)Introduction: The selective inhibitors of COX-2, coxibs, are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that have much better gastrointestinal safety profile as compared with non-selective NSAIDs. In this review, we ... -
HERC1 Regulates Breast Cancer Cells Migration and Invasion
(MDPI, 2021-03)Abstract Tumor cell migration Tumor cell migration and invasion into adjacent tissues is one of the hallmarks of cancer and the first step towards secondary tumors formation, which represents the leading cause of ... -
High-Velocity Jet in the Right Atrium: What Is the Diagnosis?
(International Anesthesia Research Society, 2016-03-01)A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with palpitations and was found to have paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Auscultation of the chest revealed ... -
Hipoglucemia en el recién nacido: muchas preguntas, pocas respuestas
(FUNDASAMIN (Fundación para la Salud Materno Infantil), 2020-12-01)La hipoglucemia es el trastorno metabólico más fre- cuente en el recién nacido. Es probablemente una de las pocas causas prevenibles de lesión cerebral. A pe- sar de esto, el manejo de la hipoglucemia se basó y ... -
Hodgkin lymphoma burden in Central and South America.
(Elsevier, 2016-09)RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is largely curable owing to improvements in treatment since the 1960s; nevertheless, high mortality rates have been reported in Central and South America. We describe the ... -
Home-Based Care for Patients with Lysosomal Storage Disease: Experiences in Argentina
(Latin American Society Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening, 2019-07-01)ABSTRACT Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is a long term treatment for patients who suffer from lysosomal storage disease. A transversal descriptive study was conducted to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of a ... -
Hyponatremia and bone disease
(Springer Verlag, 2016-09-24)Hip fractures represent a serious health risk in the elderly, causing substantial morbidity and mortality. There is now a considerable volume of literature suggesting that chronic hyponatremia increases the adjusted odds ... -
Hyponatremia and fractures: should hyponatremia be further studied as a potential biochemical risk factor to be included in FRAX algorithms?
(Springer, 2017-01-10)The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) was developed by the WHO Collaborating Centre for metabolic bone diseases to evaluate fracture risk of patients. It is based on patient models that integrate the risk associated ... -
Hypotonic and isotonic intravenous maintenance fluids in hospitalized controlled trial.
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-05-09)Abstract Objective: To compare the changes in serum sodium and acid/base status in patients receiving hypotonic and isotonic solutions. Design: A randomised, controlled and double-blind clinical trial. Setting: ... -
Ibero-American Society of Interventionism (SIDI) and the Spanish Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (SERVEI) Standard of Practice (SOP) for the Management of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism
(MDPI, 2021-12)Abstract Objectives: to present an interventional radiology standard of practice on the use of inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) in patients with or at risk to develop venous thromboembolism (VTE) from the Iberoamerican ... -
Identification of optimal therapeutic window for steroid use in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis: A worldwide study
(Elsevier, 2021-11)Abstract Background & aims: Corticosteroids are the only effective therapy for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH), defined by a model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score >20. However, there are patients who may ... -
Identifying patients at higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation in a multicenter cohort study from Argentina.
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2016-04-28)BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Up-to-7 criteria on the basis of the explanted liver features categorize patients at higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of this study ... -
Ideología política y pareja ¿una relación conflictiva? EL ROL DE LA IDEOLOGÍA POLÍTICA AL MOMENTO DE ELEGIR PAREJA DE JÓVENES GRADUADOS DE UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS Y PRIVADAS DE CARRERAS SOCIALES Y HUMANAS EN BUENOS
(2020-03-05)A partir del año 2007, a causa de diversos cambios sociopolíticos en la población argentina, se ha evidenciado una creciente polarización política de la población, siendo más significativo en las generaciones jóvenes. En ... -
[Idursulfase desensitization in a child with Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II)]
(sociedad argentina de pediatria, 2021-02)Abstract in English, Spanish Enzyme replacement therapy with idursulfase decreases morbidity and improves quality of life of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis ii. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions to this drug have ...